Improved self-winding line-machine



4To all who-m it mag/concern.-

i3 stent Gtjjiir WILLIAM A; co'vENTRY, 0E PATERsoN, NEW- JERSEY.

Letters Patent No. 95,002

, dated September 21,`1869.

` V I:valencia-3:0 sEL-WINBING LINE-almere:NE.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

Beit known that I, WILLIAM A. COVENTRY, of Paterson, in the county ofPassaic, `and State'of New Jersey, have invented a new and usefulImprovement' in Self-Winding Clothes-LineMachines; and I do herebydeclare that' the following is a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, which will enable' oth'ers skilled in f the art to make andusethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,l formingpart of this specification.` y I i This invention relates to a new anduseful improve- 'ment in an appamtus for automatically winding up a cordor clothes-line; and ,consists `in arranging a coil spring aud'gearingin a suitable case,so that the act ot' drawing out the cord shallrevolve the gearing and the spring, while by the recoil of the springthe cord is wouudup, as will be hereinafter more fully described.

InI the accompanying` drawing- Figure 1 isfa front elevation of `themachine, with tl1e"fiont-portiou of the case removed, showing the springand the arrangement of the `gear-wheels.

Figure 2 is avertical crossfsection through the line .'15 :E:

YSimilar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts. a p

A is the baseplate,iwhich is fastened to the top of a box or pedestal,with a pivot, `B, in its centre.

C is the main case, which contains the spring and the gear-wheels. i

This is a casing with a lsocket-neck, D, /which socket sets over thepivot B, as seen in the drawing. -In this manner themachine is supportedin an upright position, and allowed to revolve or adjust itself to suitthe position of the cord. i

To prevent the socket from rising, the pivot may be grooved, andaset-screw or pin,` may pass through the `socket and into the groove,as'seen in the drawing.

E is a coil spring, one endof which is attached to the back ofthe caseC, and the other endA to the shaft of the gear-wheel F.

G is a drum or box-pulley, on a central shaft, around p l which pulleythe cord H iswonud;

The end of the cord being attached to this pulley,

Aand the cord wound on ythe pulley, as seen in the drawing,` motion isimparted to the wheel F by draw- `ing-out the corda-nd revolving thepulley by means of the pinion I, wheel J, and pinion K, which latterlentgages with the wheel F, the revolution of which coils or winds up thespring. A

Thespring may be coiled, or sufficient tension may be given it to windup thecord, before the cord is attached tothe pulley.

' A weight, suspended by a cord fromthe shaft of the wheel F, andextending downward into a hollow box,

lwill produce the `same result,

Instead of placing the machine on a pedestal, it may.

be constructed more especially forin-door use, and be fastened by screwsto the side ofthe room, so that the vline can be extended andpassedaround or over hooks' for'its support, as in out-door` use.

The cord andthe operating parts of the machine are secured from theweather when out of doors, and at all times,`by means of the outercasing L L', Inadein two parts. I

M is a` pin or screw, holding the/gearing. The cord passes out throughholes in the two parts and the cord may be grasped and held in the holesby slightly moving the outeror circular portion Vof the case L. v i

Having thus described my'invention, p .y I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- The combination and arrangement ofthe backcase Witnesses Guo. W. MABEE, EDWARD MARTIN;

